DancingPanther
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- Jun 19, 2018
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You guys know I love nerding about brotherly shove physics. Look at these numpties trying to defend this play lol
You're looking at the entire left side of the line putting themselves in immediate and indisputable losing positions right off rip. No wonder the Eagles picked up about 5 yards on this play
54, 51, 95 (lol big bad Chris Jones obvs didn't take physics) are all taking force on an angle, which means they will lose. Will. Not probably will, not might, not should. They will lose, because you can't anchor against an angled force as effectively as a more head on force. It's math. It's also reality. Push someone in the chest with a force perpendicular to your center of gravity, and watch them stay square to you. They might even cede you a bit of space when absorbing that force (such as a quarter step backwards). This is fine. This is literally Lane Johnson's entire blocking technique. The key is the force is contained when you are square.
Now move 8 inches over and push someone in the arm with that same perpendicular force. They might not fall, but their shoulder will give and their torso will rotate. That's the entire point of this play. That advantage is what creates the wave that Hurts rides.
I mean Jones is doing us one better and not only rendering himself useless, but also stopping any momentum 32 might ever muster up by acting as a literal obstacle. Nice job.
40-6 btw.
You're looking at the entire left side of the line putting themselves in immediate and indisputable losing positions right off rip. No wonder the Eagles picked up about 5 yards on this play
54, 51, 95 (lol big bad Chris Jones obvs didn't take physics) are all taking force on an angle, which means they will lose. Will. Not probably will, not might, not should. They will lose, because you can't anchor against an angled force as effectively as a more head on force. It's math. It's also reality. Push someone in the chest with a force perpendicular to your center of gravity, and watch them stay square to you. They might even cede you a bit of space when absorbing that force (such as a quarter step backwards). This is fine. This is literally Lane Johnson's entire blocking technique. The key is the force is contained when you are square.
Now move 8 inches over and push someone in the arm with that same perpendicular force. They might not fall, but their shoulder will give and their torso will rotate. That's the entire point of this play. That advantage is what creates the wave that Hurts rides.
I mean Jones is doing us one better and not only rendering himself useless, but also stopping any momentum 32 might ever muster up by acting as a literal obstacle. Nice job.
40-6 btw.
